Category Archives: 2018 NFL Draft

Day One of Senior Bowl practices are in the books. Inside the Pylon staff writers Michael Nuttle, Matty Brown, Nick Falato, Andrew Jordan, Joseph Ferraiola and Mark Schofield are down in Mobile covering the week, and have their thoughts on the first day of practices. Here are their notes on the North team practice. North…

Day One of Senior Bowl practices are in the books. Inside the Pylon staff writers Michael Nuttle, Matty Brown, Nick Falato, Andrew Jordan, Joseph Ferraiola and Mark Schofield are down in Mobile covering the week, and have their thoughts on the first day of practices. Here are their notes on the South team practice. The…

I am writing this 33,000 feet high in the sky. Travelling 520 miles per hour. Somewhere south of Greenland. As I munch on the excellent breadstrick and chocolate spread snack that has been handed out by a certain airline (get in touch about partnering with ITP), my excitement to see the 2018 safety class in…

This year, eight talented passers will be on display down in Mobile, Alabama for the 69th Senior Bowl. With a number of teams picking in the Top 10 that might consider drafting a quarterback this year, the signal-callers will be the focus of attention in the coming week. Mark Schofield has studied all of them…

I wanted to take some time to highlight a very intriguing 2018 NFL Draft prospect; Wake Forest’s Duke Ejiofor. There are a few reasons why spotlighting the former Demon Deacon is important: 1). He is a defensive end, with the initials DE 2). He literally has the pronunciation “EDGE” in his last name as an…

The 2018 Senior Bowl is quickly approaching, and in preparation for the week ahead I’ve attempted to get an idea of this year’s wide receiver group by outlining what they can do and what I’d like to see from them in Mobile. The 2018 crop is filled with intriguing prospects that possess good traits and…

In preparation for the 2018 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, I’ll be previewing the running backs who will be attending the all-star game. I will highlight their strengths, and identify the weaknesses they need to improve on to raise their stock in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft. Kalen Ballage, Arizona State, 6’3”, 229 lbs. Kalen…

Life in the social media, Twitter-dominated age allows people to develop “brands.” As I have found over the past few months there are a few “brands” now associated with my name. First, of course, is the song “Africa” by Toto. While not the absolute pinnacle of music history, a fun little tune that has a…

As a talent evaluator, it is crucial to not be influenced by the surrounding noise. That’s why, when scouting for the 2018 Inside the Pylon draft guide, I didn’t read any other scouting reports or articles. Now that my reports have been submitted, I am shocked at the lack of buzz Missouri safety Anthony Sherrils…

Baker Mayfield might perhaps be one of the more polarizing QB prospects for evaluators this Draft season. His comfortability to play off structure amongst chaos is phenomenal. While his improvisational skills are off the charts by creating angles and passing lanes to throw to his receivers, I wanted to outline aspects of Mayfield’s arm talent…

Christian McCaffrey was a massive loss for the Stanford Cardinal offense. There’s no doubt about it. But Bryce Love is making the loss a little more palatable for Stanford coaches and fans, as the true junior has been a dominant force for the Cardinal run game. He’s averaged over 215 rushing yards per game through…

Mark Schofield does not sleep much. Between two young children, a cat that always needs food, and the burning desire to watch more quarterback film, he’s usually awake. But that lifestyle has paid off, as he emerged from his film cave near the end of the summer with a list of 40 quarterbacks to watch…

Labor Day brings the return of the school year, and the return of football. Now that games are upon us, of course it’s time to think about the 2018 NFL Draft. In part 1 of this, we looked at 10 rising seniors, in part 2, we looked at 10 more seniors, and in part 3…

August is upon us. NFL as well as college teams have begun their fall camps, the first NFL preseason game is in the books, and the start of football season is around the corner. But with the NFL Draft always on our mind, it is time to expand our look at the next quarterback class.…

Every draft cycle has a number of polarizing prospects. This past draft provided Deshaun Watson, Jabrill Peppers, and John Ross for example. Two years ago opinions were mixed on players such as Christian Hackenberg, Connor Cook, and Carson Wentz. In the draft year ahead, the clubhouse leader for the most polarizing prospect is the defending…

June is a great month in the football world, as the docket slows somewhat as NFL teams wrap up OTAs, college teams are still a month away from camps, and the pace generally relaxes. It’s a good time to handle some other business – say, tending to the backyard crop of corn and resurfacing some…